Control of bacterial soft rot of calla (Zantedeschia spp.) by pathogen exclusion, elimination and removal

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-123

  Wright, P J ^a   Triggs, C M ^b   Burge, G K ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agronomic methods; Calla; Chemical control; Erwinia carotovora; Sawdust growing media; Soft rot; Zantedeschiaspp

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY;

CALLA (PLANT); PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; TUBER (GENUS); ZANTEDESCHIA;

EID: 22944464387     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.2005.9514340     Document Type: Article

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